Publications by authors named "Ely Sanchez-Felix"
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- An 80-year-old man with a history of heart issues presented with shortness of breath, revealing decreased heart sounds and irregular rhythms during the exam.
- Advanced imaging techniques showed pericardial calcification, leading to a diagnosis of constrictive pericarditis, likely idiopathic but possibly related to his previous heart conditions.
- While surgery (pericardiectomy) is an option for severe symptoms, doctors should also consider the patient's preferences for less invasive treatments, including rehabilitation strategies for managing symptoms.
Accessory mitral valve tissue is a rare congenital cardiac anomaly that is typically discovered incidentally during echocardiographic evaluation prompted by an asymptomatic murmur. This pathology has characteristic echocardiographic elements and is usually associated with other CHD. The decision to perform surgical resection depends on factors such as the degree of obstruction, presence of symptoms, presence of other CHDs, and risk of thrombosis.
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